Divan, couch, and the like



Feb. 26, 1924; 11,484,626

R. COOPERSMITH DIVAN, COUCH, AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 8, 1920 l g; a A? I-16 l6 \T In Myemur l ill/04w? flowers/771777 Patented Feb. 26, 1924.

NITEDSTATES FUDGE COOPERSHITH, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, ASSIGN'OR J2 ONE-IE T0 ABRAHAM RUCHE, 0F PHILEIA, PNSYIN I T L.

Application and November a, mac. serial me. oaavce.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Become Coorm- SMITH, a citizen of the United States of erica, and resident of the city of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Divans,

Couches, and the like, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

' This invention-relates to im rovements in turn construction genera y, and more particularly to improvements in that class of some other purpose during the day. This demand has led to the production of man combinations which are variously termed d1- vans, divanettes, sofa beds folding beds, table beds, mantle beds and such like. This invention, however, relates only to constructions of the sofa bed type and has no relation to table or mantle beds. In alt constructions of the sofa bed type, the device is available during the day as a seat which willaccommodate two or more persons. By various manipulations such a device may be converted at night 1nto a bed. The disadvantage which pertains to all devices of this character is that on conversion into a bed, the device ceases to be available as a seat. A further disadvantage is that devicm of this character are hea and diflicult move around, so that if for example additional seating accommodation is required in one room, it is diflicult or impossible to shift even a small divanette from 'one room to another to obtain the additional seating accommodation. A still further disadvantage of the sofa bed type is that so much space is taken up by the folding bed and the bedding that the space available for springs in the back, and especially in the seat, is very examples of the typ limited, with the result that even-in the best e the cushions are hard and tend to 'lumpmess. This condition opstoraggpurposes after the principle of the 'des of the frame are of suficient erates to hinder the sale of the better class of such goods to persons who wish to use the same for the most part as a couch and who wish the sleeping accommodation more ly for an emergency.

According to the present invention, all the above enumerated disadvantages are overcome and an article of furniture produced which is available during the day as a couch or as a plurality of separate and independent chairs and is available at night as a. bed and as'a plurality of separate and independent chairs. In other words, the conversion of the device from a couch to a bed does not result in the loss of the seating accommodation. The chair members are entirely independent of the bed, if any, and may therefore h'ave upholstery of full depth, such as is found in the best class of Chesterfields or overstufl'ed chairs. The result is that during the day a piece of furniture according to this invention may serve as a couch or as a plurality of separate chairs and in all cases the maximum of comfort will be obtainable. On the other hand, the seats of the individual chairs may be removable and the space beneath used for Well own box lounge constructions. It additional seating accommodation is required in some room remote from furniture according to this invention, the same may be resolved into a plurality of chairs and as many of these chairs as needed may be moved with no greater 'dificulty than accompanies the movement of any upholsmred chair. A folding bed may be included in the device or may be omitted.

According to this invention,-the device consists of a framework comprising a back and ends connected thereto. One or more chairs of box construction are provided each having a seat and back upholstered in any suitab e manner. The chairs are absolutely uniform and together completely fill the sp'ace between the vends of the frame, giving the appearance of a Chesterfield lounge upholstered in sections or with loose seat and back cushions. Each chair is preferably mounted on its own casters and the framework maybe provided with casters or not as desired. When a folding bed is tobe inco rated the depth w front to back to leave a space emil) llll

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tween the backs of the chair members and the back of the frame inwhich the bed maybe housed in its folded position.

In the drawings which illustrate the invention; 7

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device arranged as a.- lounge.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device showingone of the chairs removed.

Fi 3 is a perspective view of a sin- Fig. 4 is a vertical cross sectional view of the device illustrating the method of construction. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 11 designates the ends and 12 the back of a divan, ivanette, sofa, couch or lounge frame which are releasably connected together in any suitable manner. The seat and back of the device are formed in one or more units or chairs, designated 13, each comprising a back 14 and seat 15. The seat of each chair is mounted on a box frame 16 supported on the floor by means of casters 17. The seat ma be movable as indicated in dotted lines, igure 4, to give access toa storage space 16' in the box .frame under the seat, or this space may be occupied b the spring upholstery of the seat. The bac may be connected in any suitable manner with the box frame and is of any suitable type of upholstery. The one or more chairs which form the seat and back of the lounge, according to the size thereof, fits snugly under'a top board 18 secured between the ends and over the back of the frames. One or more stops 19 may be provided in the frame to limit the inward movement of the chair members and to give perfect alignment of the same when two or more are used. If the device is to be used merely as a combination of lounge and chairs, the space 20 between the backs of the chair units and the back 12 of the frame may be reduced as much as possible, thus economizing in floor space and material, but if the device is to include a bed the space 20 is of suflicient depth to accommodate a folded bed of suitable construction, the position of which in its folded form is indicated at 21.

While the invention has been illustrated as including three separate chair units,.it will be understood that it is not limited to this number, as it may include only one or as many sections as desired without departing from the spirit of the invention. A single section of ordinary width will result in the production of a capacious armchair for day use and will provide concealment for a single width folding bed, whereas a device comprising two, three or more chair units will constitute during the day a lounge or y a plurality of chairs and will provide concealment for a folding double bed. The number of chairs will depend a so upon whether the bed is arranged lon 'tudinally or transversely of the frame. be understood, however, that the invention also includes a single removable seat unit for even the largest constructions, althou h such 'anarrangement obviousl has the d sadvantage of losing the in ividual chair feature and formswhen' drawn out of the frame merely another lounge but without arms. While it is preferred to connect the back to the seat so that, when the seatis drawn out for use inde endently, the couch back will move with t seat and form a back for the seat, it will be understood that the back may if desired be connected in any suitable manner to the main frame or to the bed and be independent of the seat, so that when the seat is drawn out of the frame it twill will be in the nature ofa stool rather than trated or described. The folding bed employed may be of any suitable form and the chair construction may be of any suitable form, that is to say the chair backs and seats may be rigidly connected to one another and to the box frame or ma be swingingly related to one another. bviously, it is impossible to illustrate or describe all the varieties of chair construction which may be applicable to the present invention. e the chairs illustrated in the drawings are of full box frame construction, it will be understood that this is purely a matter of desi and that other designs may be employed without-departing from-the spirit of the. invention, such as a shallower box frame, making possible the use of clearly defined legs to support the chairs.

While the device has been illustrated with a frame including ends which form arms for the seat, it will be understood that it is not thus limited, as the arms may be omitted, so that the ends are of only suflicient depth to receive between them and conceal a folded bed. In sucha construction, fastening devices of some description will probably'be necessary to hold the chairs in proper relation with the frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. An article of furniture com risin a plurality of chairs, a framework adapts to enclose said chairs and hold the same in alignment side by side to form a couch or the like, and a'folding bed normally housed in a framework and concealed by the chairs.

2. In a couch bed or the like, a seat and back each form d 1a a plurahty f ndep dit ,aeaeae ent separable arts, the parts of the back being connected to the parts of the seat to form independent chair units removable from the remainder of the structure, and a foldingbed normally concealed behind the seat and back and entirely independent therefrom, whereby the couch seat and back may be resolved into a plurality of separate chairs independently of the use of the bed.

3. In a couch bed or the like, a frame comprising a back and ends connected thereto, a seat and back for the couch supported independently of the frame and removable therefrom for use as a seat, and a folding bed connected to the frame, back and normally concealed behind the seat and back, and a top connected between the frame ends and back adapted for engagement with the seat back to conceal the bed when folded.

4. In a couch bed or the like, a frame, a plurality of chairs adapted for arrangement in said frame to form a couch seat and a couch back, and means in the frame for aligning said chairs.

5. In a couch bed or the like, a frame including a back, a plurality of chairs adapted for arrangement in the frame to form a couch seat and couch back, and means for aligning said chairs in spaced relation from the frame back, a folding bed normally disposed in the space between said chairs and frame back, and a frame top closin the space between the chairs and frame ack.

6. In a couch bed or the like, a framework, a box frame separable from said framework, a couch seat mounted on said box frame and separable from the main frame with the box frame and serviceable as a seat before and after separation from the main frame, said seat being movable relatively to the box frame to give access to the interior thereof.

7. A couch made up of a plurality of chair sections, each section constituting a unit entirely separable from the remaimng sections and capable of use as an. independent chair, and a frame for maintaining said sections in couch formation.

8. A couch bed made up of a plurality of chair sections alined in couch formation, each section constituting a unit entirely separable from the remalning sections and capable of use as an independent chair, a frame for maintaining said sections alined in couch formation, and a folding bed carried by the frame normally concealed therebetween and said sections.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

g RUDOLPH C(lOPERSMITH. 

